'Retail investors have been selling since the Budget and Foreign Portfolio Investors started selling.' 'Thus far, domestic institutions have picked up the slack, buying enough to keep the major indices from falling off a cliff.' 'However, there has been carnage in smaller stocks and the financial sector has been hit much harder than the major market indices,' points out Devangshu Datta.
HDFC and Infosys contribute the most to today's rally.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan spoke on a host of issues at his last post-policy interaction with the media
The 30-share Sensex is down 359 points at 26,378 and the Nifty has dropped 78 points to trade at 7,883
Given their growth prospects and reasonable valuations, Mindtree, Hexaware and NIIT remain top picks of most analysts.
'While I am personally pained at the raids on Dr Roy's home, I want to ask five questions of those crying themselves hoarse over the attack on the "freedom of the press",' says Sudhir Bisht.
Bank shares were the top losers after sharp gains last week.
The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed the 28,000 mark, spurting by 409 points or 1.4% at 28,114 and Nifty settled above the 8,500 mark at 8,532, gains of 111 points.
Move by Swiss cement major Holcim to simplify its Indian structure has not gone down well with institutional investors.
The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.
Markets shrugged off RBI's neutral stance on key policy rates.
Grains, non-mineral water might be on the list; biscuits, butter and cheese might attract GST
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'Debt mutual funds are a good option now because interest rates are coming down.' 'Retail investors must put a majority portion of your money in short-term debt funds (1 to 3 years) and only a small portion in actively managed dynamic funds.'
The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 46 points at 27,842 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 17 points to trade at 8,378.
Images from the FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers played across the globe on Saturday
IIP for November 2015 and CPI for December 2015 will be announced today.
From the roll-out of GST to H1B visa problems, the government needs to quickly deal with various disruptions.
Charlotte Hornets forward Jeffery Taylor was suspended 24 games without pay by the NBA on Wednesday after pleading guilty last month to misdemeanor domestic violence assault and malicious destruction of hotel property.
What is the road ahead for Rahul Gandhi? Shehzad Poonawalla offers a blueprint.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 35 points at 26,349 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 20 points at 7,864.
We lost the gains of Rio and Kyoto in Copenhagen and Paris, but it would have been worse, if any mandatory restraints were imposed on our green house gas emissions, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
'Otherwise, how is the government going to make more revenue?' 'The most important thing the GST does is to transfer money from the household consumers who are the most productive users of capital to the most unproductive users of capital, namely the government.'
Markets recorded their biggest single-day fall since August 1 amid growth concerns in the euro zone.
'Obviously, there is always an argument that a weaker rupee could push up, to some, extent exports.' 'The fact that the rupee has appreciated against the Chinese currency is pushing a lot of Chinese imports into the Indian market.'
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
Re-instatement of 5% custom duty on crude imports will help.
New book claims Amar Singh gave between 20 and 100 per cent of his entire net worth to the Clinton Foundation.
HCL Technologies and Infosys should benefit more than TCS and Wipro
'Overall, the Indian economy is doing well.' 'Our economic fundamentals are strong and the early signs of recovery are sustainable.' 'This is positive for the market in the long run.'
The Budget sets out a comprehensive vision.
High fiscal deficits raise inflation which hits the lowest income and salaried classes.
New age technology will reshape India's future.
What is required from government is intellectual framework.
The current draft of the Goods and Services Tax could kill any hope of economic revival - and you should blame the Congress if it rolls over and lets it pass, says Mihir S Sharma.
Medvedeva sets world record, Canada lead team event
The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 61 points at 29,122 mark and the 50-share Nifty slipped by 12 points to close at 8,797.
Congress gets into the opposition groove but still has miles to go, says Saroj Nagi.
Markets in green tracking firm global cues.
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